By: Jack Leonard
Source: Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-baker-fire-orange-county-20131006,0,5420025.story
On Sunday, October 7, an outrageous blaze that expanded 30 acres into Silverado, Orange County occurred. The fire started at about 10:10 a.m. in a large mulch pile at a nursery
in the 27900 block of Baker Canyon Road. The area is
near the edge of the Cleveland National Forest. 125 firefighters from departments across Orange County and beyond
were battling the fire on Sunday afternoon. The ongoing fight to bring down this fire is being achieved by the helicopters full
of tremendous amounts of water to throw down on the designated area of flames. The strong efforts put in by the firefighters is also what is getting the job done, however the mission is not yet completed. Orange County Fire Authority Captain, Steve Concialdi said the fire spread despite efforts to keep the flames in check. He said the
blaze was driven by steady Santa Ana winds of about 10 mph and that
conditions were dry, with relative humidity at a low 7%. All was successful at this point in preventing any major injuries/deaths upon the people or important buildings. However, one firefighter was slightly injured and
one building was damaged. The injured firefighter was taken to a
hospital for ankle treatment and assured it was a minor injury to
recover from. As for the damaged structure, it was said to be an
outbuilding which held little significance as opposed to homes or any
other major structures.
These kinds of breaking news are important to hear about because they present us an idea of how quick it is to bring down something to flames and destroy. The real difficulty and hard work is found in the ones who try to fix the problem and are highly respected for it. These stories show us how far brave and courageous people such as firefighters will go to keep a safe and nonhazardous area for the public. These kinds of people inspire us to be just as heroic and passionate in what we do in life.
Firefighters are truely remarkable people in our society. At a moments notice they get up and help save lives, homes, and businesses. During the battle with fire anything can go wrong, they do not know if they will return home after the call to get to work but yet they dedicate their lives to it. Firefighters are very brave, not many people have the bravery they do.
ReplyDeleteReading about heroic acts in general is inspiring. Firefighters are the kind of people that have a sense of abnegation. Meaning that they act as if the lives of victims are more important than theirs. Fire is an extremely dangerous element. It can cause injuries or death, but at the same time it is life. Astghik did a great job simplifying the matter and keeping her thoughts on it crisp and clear.
ReplyDeleteIt is really quite amazing how technologically advanced man has become and yet ancient problems such as fires are still an occurring problem. Unlike the views expressed in this blog post, an event such as this should not be termed as “important”. Fires happen all the time; there is nothing interesting about them.
ReplyDeleteFirefighting is a heroic deed. Mother Nature could throw whatever she has on us and brave men and women will unite to fight against it and protect the civilians. Although fighting fires is a dangerous job, we were lucky to hear of only one injury of the total 125 firefighters deployed. A fire as quickly-spreading and as large as this will surely be a challenge, but that will never stop fire fighters from doing their job.
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ReplyDeleteYes, brush fires have been an issue for centuries. However, unlike the regards of Ara, it is always alerting and inspiring to hear about fire disasters and the heroic people that put them down. Although wildlife has suffered on a large scale, it is assuring to be informed that only one building was damaged and one firefighter was slightly injured. Thank you Astghik for the news report!
ReplyDeleteFirefighters are all heroes and these kinds of events shows what kind of hearts they have. Firefighters risk their lives in order to protect people. All should be respected because of what they do and what they go through. People always need updates on what is going on in the world and the different types of disasters others need to live through.
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